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NICKLE GALLERIES: COINS OF JESUS EXHIBITCollection Specialist Marina Fischer of the University of Calgary writes: The University of Calgary in Canada has a vast numismatic collection housed at its museum called Nickle Galleries. Annual coin exhibitions are organized and the current one is titled COINS OF JESUS: Money and Religion in the Ancient World. There are 130 coins on display, some very rare.  Thank you. The large-size reproductions are an excellent way to present coins, which are small and difficult to see in an exhibit case. Here is the press release. The illustrated
piece is the first coin believed to portray Christ, a gold tremissis of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian II 685-695. -Editor
Coins of Jesus: Money and Religion in the Ancient World on display in Nickle Galleries until Sept 7 Organized by Nickle Galleries, Curated by Marina Fischer University of Calgary, Canada
Through ancient money, this exhibition explores the world's religious history and its cultural and ideological diversity. It begins with Persian Imperial coins - the only coins referenced in the Old Testament of the Bible - and the renowned Phoenician shekels. Next, striking examples of Jewish, Judeo-Roman, Roman Christian and Byzantine gold, silver and bronze coinage - including coins of Pontius Pilate, Jewish Revolts and the first coin with Christ's image. Finally, wide-ranging Islamic and medieval money can be seen plus the very first Islamic coin without pictorial symbols - the radical redesign which occurred at the end of the seventh century. The Nickle coin collection is a rich teaching and research resource, providing for the interest and enjoyment of the university and the community as a whole. We are sure the visitors will find the exhibition an intellectually and artistically rewarding journey. The significant founding donation of 11,000 ancient coins was presented to the University of Calgary in 1980 by Carl O. Nickle. The collection has since been broadened through the generosity of The Nickle Family Foundation and others, such as the Conn, de Groot, Wright, Chessman and Manz families, and is now comprised of 23,000 pieces. View the collection here: http://emuseum.ucalgary.ca/ . Coins of Jesus runs until Sept 7. The display is located in the Gallery Hall window on the main floor of the Taylor Family Digital Library. A special exhibition will be organized for the University's Alumni Weekend on September 22-24, 2017 with two talks about the coins: http://www.ucalgary.ca/alumniweekend/sessions . Admission and all events are FREE.  Nickle Galleries For more information, see: Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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